Health · Monroe

Monroe, IN health

Monroe differs from Indiana on 22 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (26.3% vs 15.4%) and more adults with COPD (13.2% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 47302 (all of Monroe)
Report card

How Monroe compares with Indiana

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Monroe adults…

44 of every 100 Monroe adults have high blood pressure
Indiana: 38 in 100 · worse · margin 39.7–47.6%

Bars show Monroe; the black tick is Indiana. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Monroe, betterMonroe, worseToo close to callIndiana
Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.5% Monroe
IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.6% Monroe
IN 37.1%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.4% Monroe
IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 24.1% Monroe
IN 15.7%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Monroe adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Indiana.

80%
Yearly checkup
IN 80%
51%
Dentist visit
IN 61%
84%
Cholesterol check
IN 86%
63%
Colon screening
IN 66%
72%
Mammogram
IN 76%
79%
Taking BP meds
IN 77%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Monroe 10.8% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection

How Monroe adults are doing

1 in 3Monroe adults feel lonely
34.6% · Indiana 32.8% · too close to call
1 in 3Monroe adults have been diagnosed with depression
29.7% · Indiana 25.1% · worse
1 in 4Monroe adults lack social or emotional support
24.9% · Indiana 23.2% · too close to call
1 in 5Monroe adults are in frequent mental distress
21.2% · Indiana 17.6% · worse
Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 4
Monroe adults worry about having enough food
23.7% · IN 14.7% · worse
1 in 6
Monroe adults worry about keeping their housing
16.5% · IN 11.2% · worse
1 in 8
Monroe adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
13.3% · IN 8.4% · worse
1 in 8
Monroe adults lack reliable transportation
11.8% · IN 7.7% · worse

18.2% of Monroe adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.6% across Indiana.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.4%

of Monroe adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs21.1%
Thinking or memory19.8%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone12.6%
Vision8%
Dressing or bathing6.3%

Black tick: Indiana. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Monroe

Monroe and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

Center: 39.4% Salem: 36.3% Perry: 39.2% Muncie: 38.8% Prairie: 43.3% Hamilton: 37.2% Liberty: 38.4% Yorktown: 33.3% Fall Creek: 40.5% Union: 34.7% Stoney Creek: 40.3% Stoney Creek: 38.5% Union: 37.7% Jefferson: 41.5% Henry: 44.3% Blue River: 41.4% Monroe: 42.2% Monroe Center Salem Perry Muncie Prairie Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital · Muncie · 5.8 mi · 3★ MedicareH Henry County Memorial Hospital · New Castle · 12 mi · 4★ MedicareH Urgent Care · Muncie · 3.2 mi+ Open Door Pediatrics and Family Medicine · Muncie · 5.2 mi+
33.3%44.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first
Salem36.3%
Muncie38.8%
Perry39.2%
Center39.4%
Monroe42.2%
Prairie43.3%

Care nearby

Indiana University Health Ball Memorial HospitalMuncie · 5.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Henry County Memorial HospitalNew Castle · 12 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Ascension St. Vincent AndersonAnderson · 15.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Community Hospital of Anderson and Madison CountyAnderson · 16.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Urgent CareMuncie · 3.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Open Door Pediatrics and Family MedicineMuncie · 5.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary careMonroe's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Delaware County · need score 15 of 25
! Dental careMonroe's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Delaware County · need score 11 of 25
! Mental healthMonroe's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 6 - Delaware/Henry/Jay Counties · need score 14 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Monroe. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Monroe
MeasureMonroeMarginIndiana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure43.7%39.7–47.6%37.8%worse
High cholesterol42.2%38.1–46.2%37.8%worse
Obesity42.2%36–48.6%38.4%about the same
Arthritis36%32.7–39.4%28.3%worse
Depression29.7%26.1–33.7%25.1%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)26.3%22.3–30.4%15.4%worse
Asthma12.8%11.4–14.3%11.2%worse
Cancer (not skin)8.7%7.9–9.6%8.3%about the same
Diabetes18.1%16.1–20.4%13%worse
COPD13.2%12–14.6%8.1%worse
Heart disease9.4%8.5–10.3%6.8%worse
Stroke5.1%4.7–5.5%3.5%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes24.1%21.4–27%15.7%worse
Binge drink14.4%12–17.2%16.6%about the same
Get no exercise32.5%28.1–37%24.9%worse
Sleep under 7 hours40.6%35.1–46.1%37.1%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.1%77–83.1%79.7%about the same
Dentist visit51%47.3–54.4%61.2%worse
Cholesterol check83.5%81.7–85.3%85.8%worse
Colon screening62.8%57.9–67.3%66.3%about the same
Mammogram71.8%64.1–78.4%76.4%about the same
Taking BP meds79%76.5–81.5%77.4%about the same
No health insurance10.8%9.4–12.4%8.9%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely34.6%30.2–39.4%32.8%about the same
Lack emotional support24.9%21.6–28.4%23.2%about the same
Frequent mental distress21.2%19–23.5%17.6%worse
Fair or poor health30.1%27–33.2%20.6%worse
Frequent physical distress18.8%16.8–20.9%13.8%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity23.7%20.9–26.6%14.7%worse
Housing insecurity16.5%14.5–18.5%11.2%worse
Utility shut-off threat13.3%11.8–14.9%8.4%worse
No reliable transportation11.8%10.6–13.1%7.7%worse
Receive SNAP18.2%16.1–20.4%8.6%
Disability
Any disability40.4%36.1–44.7%31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs21.1%18.9–23.7%14.2%
Thinking or memory19.8%17.8–21.9%15%
Hearing9.2%8.2–10.2%7.1%
Vision8%7.4–8.7%5%
Dressing or bathing6.3%5.8–6.9%3.7%
Errands alone12.6%11.2–13.9%8.1%
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Monroe door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Indiana figure falls inside it, we don't call Monroe better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Monroe by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Monroe by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Indiana figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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